Lamp-trimmer&#39;s wagon.



B. R. WHITNEY & E. s. HARE.

I LAMP TRIMMERS WAGON.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 2, 1911.

1,053 080, Patented Feb. 11, 1913.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

E. R. WHITNEY & E. S. HARE.

LAMP TRIMMERS WAGON.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 2,1911.

1 ,053,089. Patented Feb. 11, 1913.

2 SHEETSSHEET 2.

sylvania, have invented certain Improveming street are lamps, and oneobject is to and also from some point at or adjacent We further desireto provide a lamp 'said mechanism from either of two posi- 80 from twopoints adjacent a seat on the 36 shall be mounted at or adjacent the topof trlmmers wagon with novel means whereby 5 without a novel device forreversing the 0 mg and controlling wheels for governing mash .srnrnsPATENT oimon.

I LAMP-TBIMMERS WAG-ON.

fig gfi Specification of Letters Patent. Patented F91 11,1913.

Application'filed May 2, 1911. Serial ms. 824,587. v I

To all whom it may concern: v I

Be it known that we, EDDY R. WHrrrInY and EMLEN S. HARE, citizens of theUnited States, and residents of Philadelphia, Penn- 'rfrom the-mechanismat the lower portion thereof.

. We also desire to provide a trim mers wagon with means for controll'and operating the same from two points of which one is at or adjacentthe top of the" tower, which means shall include .an elongated steeringand control post of .a .construction particularly designed to preventthe jamming of any of its parts owing to the bending strains set upunder operating conditions. i

These objects and other advantageous ends we secure as hereinafter setforth reference being had to the accompanying. rmw- .70 in s, in whichigure 1, is a side elevation of a lamp trimmers Wagon constructedaccording to our invention; Fig. 2, is a plan of the steerments inLamp-Trimmers Wagons, of

which the following is a specification.

Our invention relates to that class of yehicles particularly designedfor use in trunprovide a wagon ofthis type with meanswhereby itsoperation may be controlled both from a seatmounted on its body portionin the ordinary manner and position,

the top of the tower with which the wagon is provided, thus rendering itpossible for the wagon to be used an operated by a single person.

trimmers wagon of the type above noted with a novel arrangement ofcontrolling, steering, and brake mechanism whereby it shall be possibleto manipulate or control 1g. 3, is an enlarged vertical section .of thesteering and controlling post with the electric controller associatedtherewith; .Fi 4, is a side elevation, partlyin section, villustratingart of the reverse controlling mech- '80 anlsm; ig. 5, 1s a horizontalsection on the line a-a, Fig. 4; Fig. 6, is a di development of thecontroller contacts .and bushes, showing the relation thereto of theguide for limiti the revolution .ofthe eonr troller drum, will Fig. 7,isa side elevation partly in section of a detail ofthe inven- In theabove drawings, 1 representsithe body of a wagon provided with suitable.90 running gear aving wheels 2 and 3 of which the rear .pair is drivenby an electric motor 4 supplied with current .froma storagebatteryusually carried in a ,comparltment or casing 5 hung under the body ofthe .95 vehicle. A seat 6 is mounted on the body at the front part ofthe wagon, while the rear part thereof carries a relatively f ht toweror elevated structure =7 prefera 1y made of rolled steel sections andhaving mounted on its top a horizontall. amenable platform 8 which. maybe over ung'and otherwise constructed as .found desirable in anyparticular case. I

Adjacent the top ofthe towerand mounted on the front part thereof isasecond seat 9 preferably so placed that itdoes not interfere with theturning of the platform on tions some distance apart.

Another object of our invention is to provide a tower wagon with brakemechanism having operating means which may be set body of the wagon andma also be set or released by the manipulation of av single operatingdevice adjacent a second seat; it being also desired that such secondseat the tower of the wagon in order to permit of the operation andcontrol of the said wa on by a lam trimmer on the tower.

We further desire to provide a lamp the flow of current from the storagebattery carried thereby to the motor or motors for driving :the wagonmay be controlled from either of two seats, either with or motors fromeither of two positions.

Another object of the invention is to provide a tower we on withsteering and con trol posts ofnove construction having steerthe speed ofthe wagon as well as its direction of movement; the invention alsocontemplating a novel arrangement of electric switches whereby anoperator on the tower is enabled to prevent starting of the vehicle .55

ing and control mechanismshown in Fig. 1.; T75

1' hole in any of theways known in the art I the top of the tower andyet in such a position as to be conveniently entered by an operatorwithout necessitating his descent from said tower.

For controlling the operation of the wagon we provide a steering andcontrolling post 16 consisting of an elongated,upwardly extending andre'arwardly inclined shaft 11, whose lower aartextendsthrough and isguided by a tu front portion of the body'of the vehicle in any desiredand suitable manner; being 1n ""the present instance reinforced by astanch ion 13.

The lower end of the shaft 11 is connected to the steeringgear of the.ve-

and the c0n'struction of this part of the de- ''vice has not'beenfurther shown in detail,

since. in itself it out invention. I

' 'Just above and adjacent thelower seat 6 the shaft 1ia'lower';steerthere is fixed to forms no part offthe presin wheel 14,and a second or upper steering seat 9.

I and 15V is a sleeve media'tely above the lower steering larly fixedwit a' second controller w eel 18 immediately under and adjacent the upor 3 intwo. sections,

' from the bottoms. of the recesses in order wheel 15 is fixed to theshaft slightly above and a j qent the upper Loosely I shaft 11 betweenthe steering wheels 14; 16 having keyed to it inrwheel a controllerwheel 17, and alsohavi'n simisteering. wheel 15. To prevent any E0581.le binding ofthis tubular sleeve 16 on t 11, we preferably makeit asshown in "are provided with alternating recesses and projections so asto mtermesh .with each:

other, althoughthe ends of the projections are spaced a greater or lessdistance away "to permit of some. relative longitudinal movement .ofsaid sections.

Adjacent the point at which the shaft 11 I and tubular sleeve 16 passthrough the foot key to the said board 9' of they seat 9, we

sleeve' a collar '19 in which area pair of Figs. 4 an annular grooves 20and 21 connected by a vertically extending portion 22 as shown in d 6;This collarisheld from longitudinal movement while being free to rotate,by means of a flanged member 23 bolted to the bottom structure 24 of anelectric controller 25 having a series of fixed brushes or fingers 27and corresponding contacts 26 and 26 mounted on a sleeve 28 ofinsulating material fixed to and movable with the tubular sleeve 16.

As indicated in Fig. 6, these brushes and contacts are so arranged andconnected that movement of the controller wheels 17 and 18 with thesleeve 16, in one direction, would supply current to the motor to causethe armature thereof to so revolve as to drive ular-post'12 mounted onthe u(pper end of saidmm-lea at and 'gu'idd by the:

e shaft whose adjacent en s the 21 (Fig. 5)

the vehicle forward. When said controller is turned from itsofi positionin an opposite direction the current is so delivered to the motor'thatthis drives the vehicle to the rear. In order to prevent the controllerbeing moved to the reverse osition when it is desired to merely turnitrom the on to the oil position, we provlde a lever having an arm 29whose free end enters one or the otherof the two annular grooves 20or 21[and is caplable of passing from one groove the. vehicle we connect thelink-or rod 32 I from the brake gear on thebodyl through farod 33 and alength of lever 35 so placed as to be operable byja driver on the seat6. The point of junction nected through with a lever 39 having anoperating" arm 40 which'also extends above and adjacent the seat 6 so asto be within reach of the hand of a driver thereon.

through the foot board 9'1 so as to be oper' ative y the foot of'adriver on the seat chain 34 to .1, foot I i so Said lever also has an tupwardly extending arm 31 which projects I 9 .106 there being provided aratchet 42 on'said'.@ footboard for the purpose of retaining" this ofthe two members 32 and 33 is also con- I i I a bell crank lever 36 and arod 37 which includes a length of chain 38,

arm 41 and consequently the brake me'cha- 4 'nism in any desired setposition.

-. Under conditions of use the vehicle may be controlled by a driver onthe seat 6, who to operatethe brake mechanism of the vehicle throughisat liberty I the foot lever 35 and who can steer the wagon bymeansofthehand be caused to move.

wheel 14:- Moreover, the wagonjmay forward or back by a, suitablemanipulation of the controller wheel.

17; it being noted that the hand. lever 30 so set as to cause its arm.29 to operatein sired that the vehicle shall groove 21, .for example,when it is'demove forward I I for a definite direction of movementof'said wheel '17. Thus by one direction the various contacts andbrushes 26 and 27 engage each other in: the predetermined manner andstart and accelerate the motor as said wheel is moved farther from itsoff position.

When the wheel is turned back, current is cut off from the motor andfinally further movement of the wheel to the rear is prevented by reasonof the engagement of a stop with the. end of the lever the passage 22between arm 29. At this time turning said wheel in leaving it freetojbe' moved t w times b w lamp wit out requiring his descent from thetothe seat- 6, and after mounting to the platthe' two grooves 20 and2Lisiminediatiy above said lever arm, so thatii it bedesiretltoreversethe direction of movement of the vehicle, it is-only' necessaryfor the operator 5 to pull forward the lever arui' 30,- whereupon thearm 29 passesthroughtheiopening'gfl' into the annular groove" Thereafterit is possible to continuethe movement of the controller wheel 1-?beyond iteofiposition, and as willbe understood by those skilled in theart, the electric motor iss'upplid with? current through the contactsand shown in Fig. 6-,so asth'be reversed; 5 1

If it be" desired to control the-vehicle Y the upper seat 9, theha-ndlevel 4069" moved as to cause the lever arm-4&1 cons nected thereto toengage the ratchet; 4210" maintain the brakes seti. Thereaftei itheoperator may mount the towerto the seaea 2g and after releasingthehrakes by foot power exerted on the love? 4'1 to free it froiirtheratchet 42, may start the motor by propei-"ly turning the controllerwheel 18- and steer the vehicle by operatingthe wheel 15; A18 isobvious, the ability tote-r11 the upper controlle'r wheel 18' to reversethe motor" may be'governed by the'foot lever 31 and in order to maintainthislatter'levef with its asse -1 ciated arms in any given osition whileerefr'om'upon i 'the' exertion-of sufficient: force, we provide abracket 43' oii the' under side of the foot" board 9 and'mount in thisa; lever 44* havin a projection, as shown in Fig. 7, held atafiaspring45in such position that acv cidenta movement of the lever arm29 and its connected parts is prevented. With this arrangement ofapparatus; the wagon may be run" I) a single operatoefirom lamp to topof-the tower, since he can perfectly con-"- trol' the'opera'tionof thewagcn from the seat 9. Before descending from the tower to the seat6,-the brakes at the'wagoh would, if usesniessary; be setby" bringingthe lever 41 into engagement with the ratchet 42,-; and i-t willbe notedth'a-t by themes of the'ch'ains i l-and 38th is level-"as wellas thelever 35' may be operated'independently of each other.

By eri'anging' the two" controller handles 17 and '18 between thesteering wheels- 14' and I5 wears enabled to mount the controller in theposition shown without causing any complications in the wiring orfiat-requiring any special or complicated mech anism for its operation.Moreover, by pro 'viding the upper brake lever 41 with the downwardextension 40, it is possible for an operator to apply the brakes whilehe is in or adform 8 for the purpose of trimmin es and justing a lamp,to release the bra start the wagon from the upper seat, merely byreleasing the lever 41 from its ratchet 6e and operating the uppercontrol wheel.

vide'means underthe" contact of an operator on" the tower' wherebyoperated, and with this v de two switches" 46 and 47 series wi'th ,themam ihotorcirduit,'lifounting them spectivel-y adjacentupper part atelewwea- W meat the opening of the upper switch 'ver difectuallyprevents the time starting cert-he vehicle ator is" engaged at the" ujtbwer oi other structure; a

an elevated structure arid mechanism including an electric motor fordriving said vehicle; motor; and a plurality of operating": mom hersconnected to said 'iiontrci'ller and re-* fiect'ively mounted in" t "andfromsaid body portion;

vated structure; brake mechanism"forsaid fvehi'cle; means at the upperpart-0f the ele- :vated structure for mechanically actuatingsaid brakemechanism and including anoperating member extending into to permit ofits actuation from the the vehicle; means hicl'e;

vated structure; vehicle; steering gear for' the vehicle including twooperating members of which placed to be actuated from the body of thevehicle and the other extends in position to be operated from the upperportion of the elevated structure; acontroller for the mo- 13d It-isobviouswhatwhi-Ietiiei artieiilarve hicie'ili strateeiir the my:intended}??? li'se' iii triflnr'iifiether elevates-semantic may been'stitiited for the tower? without departing fio'xii- 611i invention;which contemplates bi-"tiifcllythe provisioii' of? capable I of beingsome point the" eievatect ammie of near the body of vehiclqfi eei tainpai'tsgf said mechanism= ban; *1 from posih'onsi.

ispilirialam s,

wagon ceaneilin'g iechmism operatedeithei intended for operation" say otwo-mud it desired; three In some cases may-beadvisable to pro he maypieveat the wagon: from" being" started from-the -1owsr -g seat, even:though theielectrio'contiuller Iaeain view; we pro the: lower seat andthe it-ht-hisarrange' accidental or nial whilethe operer part; of the Weclaim-F a I v i L The combination of a vehicle Having abody portion;

a controller for said ositions to permit of eir actuation t e elevatedstructure -2;' A- vehicle having mounted on if an ele-' and other brakeactuati' operative from the body of the ve- 3. A vehicle having mountedonit' an eiek vated structure; adiivers seat at the upper 116* 1 part ofsaid structure; a second drivers' seat on the body of the anism for thevehicle;

each of said vseat's for mechanically actuating said brake mechanism;one of said de- 120 vices having a member extending so as to be'operat-ive from either seat.

vehicle; brake mech and devices adjacent 4. A vehicle having'mou'nted onit an elea motor for driving the one is pgsition dy of mounted on theshaft of which one is in posaid motor; and an electric controller;

vate d structure; a motor sition to be operated from the body of thevehicle and the other is placed to be operated from the towerstructure.

6. A vehicle having mounted on it an elefor driving the vehicle; abattery for supplying current tp1 wit means for operating saidcontroller, the same includingtwo hand operated devices both cap ableofactuating the controller of which one device is adjacent the upperportion of the elevated structure and the other is in position to beoperated from thebody of the vehicle.

' 7. A vehicle. having mounted on it an elevated structure; steeringgear for the vehicle including a shaft extending adjacent the upperportion of said elevated structure; two steering wheelsconnected to saidshaft, one adjacent the upper part of the elevated structure and theother in position to be operated from the body of the vehicle; electricoperating means for the vehicle including an electric controller; andcontroller operating members respectively ads jacent said two steeringwheels.

- 8. An electric vehicle having an elevated structure; mechanism foractuating said vehicle; controlling means for said mechanism consistingof two controller operating de vices of which one is in position tobeoperated from the upper portion of the elevated structure and the otheris placed to be operated from the body of the vehicle; a structureoperatively connecting said devices;

and a controller mounted between said operating devices so as to beactuated from said connecting structure.

9. A vehicle having driving mechanism and provided with an elevatedstructure; steering gear for said vehicle including a shaft extendingadjacent two steering wheels on said shaft one of which is placed to beoperated from the body of the vehicle and the other is adjacent theupper portion of the elevated structure; a tubular shaft mounted on saidfirst shaft; two hand operating devices for actuating said second shaftmounted adjacent the two steering wheels respectively; with a controllerfor said driving mechanism operatively connected to the second shaft andmounted between said two hand operating devices.

the upper portion. of said elevated structure;

10. A vehicle provided with electrical ac-- tuating means and havingmounted on it an elevated structure; an electric controller; means foractuating said controller consisting of two hand operated devicesadjacent m the body. of the vehicle and the up r part of the elevatedstructure respective and reversing means includingv a member extended tobe operative either from the upper part of the elevated structure orfrom the body of the vehicle.

11. A vehicle having electrical propelling mechanism and provided withanelevated structure; an electric controller; means operating saidcontroller either from upper part of the elevated structure -or from thebody of the vehicle; and adevice for governing the reversal of theelectrical propelling mechanism including a lever placed to be operatedboth fromthe upper V part of the elevated structure and from the body ofthevehicle. I

' 12-. A vehicle having mounted on it an elevated structure; brakingmechanism for said vehicle; two seats for the vehicle of which one ismounted on the body portion thereof and the other. is fixed to the upper4 part of the elevated structure; brake actuating means consisting of anoperating member adjacent the lower seat, and a second opcrating memberadjacent the upper seat, said latter member being extended downwardlyinto position to permit of'its operation from the lower seat.

13. A vehicle having mounted on it an elevated structure "provided withbrake mechanism; a seat mounted on said elevated structure; a secondseat on the body of the vehicle; operating means for said brakemechanism including an actuating member placed to beoperative from theseat on the body-of the vehicle, and a second actuatin member in theform of a foot lever placed 1 a to be operative from the upper portionof the elevated structure said foot lever having a downward extension inthe form of a hand lever projecting in position to permit of-itsoperation from the seat on the vehicle body.

r 14:. 'A vehicle provided with an elevated 5" structure and having twoseats of which one is mounted on the upper portion of said structure; asteering shaft extending adjacent both of said seats; twosteerin wheelson said shaft respectively adjacent t e seats; 12c driving means for thevehicle including a controller mounted adjacent the shaft; a tubularshaft mounted on said first shaft and operatively connected to saidcontroller; and two controller operating wheels mounted on said tubularshaft between the two steering wheels, said tubular shaft being made intwo loosely connected sections.

15. A vehicle having electrical operating means and provided with acontroller for said J the other; said tive from either seat'for shiftingsaid memtwo sets of contacts respectively correspondof the vehiclewith-a lever having an arm means and provided with a -17. A vehiclehaving electrical operating of, the vehicle; with a lever having an armmeans; two seats for the vehicle, one above controller including arevoluble member provided with two parallel grooves connected to eachotherj a member projecting into one of said grooves and operative ineither of them; with means operasaid two sets of controller contacts;and a device for said lever. g ber ina definite direction. 18. Thecombination of a vehicle ,h 'ving a 16. A vehicle having electricaloperating 8;

controller for said means, said controller including rev oluble memberprovided with two parallel grooves connected to each other and havingbody portion; .a tower th ported at the upper. part of the tow anis'mincluding an electric motor for drivingsaid vehicle; a controller for idmotor and 'a plurality of-opera'ting membersconnected to said mounted inpositions 'to permit of their 'actuation from a pOint'ad acent theseat-and from the saidbody portion respectively.

I In testimony whereof,

ing to the forward andreverse' movements extending into one of saidgrooves and operative in either-of them or limiting the. operation ofsaidrevoluble member to either 0 said two sets of controller contacts.-two subscribing w1tnesses means and provided with a controller for EMLENS. I said means, said controllerincluding 9.- 'rev- Witnessesz.

oluble member provided with'two parallel WILLIAM E.-BRADLEY, groovesconnected-to each other and having WM.- A. BARR; I I

preventing, free movement ofv 3o extending into one of said grooves andoperative in either of them for limiting theop erationof said revolublemember to either of ereon; "a s at su controller and respectively. I

We'have signedour names-to this SPCCIfiCQtlOn, in the presence of EDDYR; WHITNEY.

